Garment-supporter



(No Model.)

B. J. GREELY. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

No. 287,020. Patented Oct. 23, 1883 Mtge 55.25.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OF Ic BENJAMIN J. GREELY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,020, dated October 23, 1883.

Application filed March 23. 1883. (N model.)

T0 60% whom it may concern V Be it known that I, BENJAMIN J. GREELY,

tended for ladies skirts, but is equally applicable for mens pantaloons and drawers.

My invention consists, first, in connecting a.

rear attaching-hook or the like to two front attaching-hooks or other suitable attaching devices by means of any of .the well-known suspender-webbings, the webbing being ad- "I justable as to its length as hereinafter described; secondly, in the novel attaching device shown.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of my new supporter as applied to ladies skirts, Figure 1 is an elevation of one of my supporters. Figs. 2 and 3' show the manner of securing the skirts to r the supporter. Figs. 4 and 5 are views of the attaching device, which is the second feature of my invention.

The two front webs, A A, may be the ends ofasingle .piece of webbing properly folded at its middle a, or may be two pieces joined together at a. (See'Figs. l and 3.) The rear web, B, is secured to the front webs, A A, at the middle fold of the single web or at the 'point of junction at of 'the two. front webs, as

the case may be. Each of the three webs is provided witha hook, h, having its point en- I vided with the usual slide,'c, by means of larged to a button shape, to more securely retain the garments. Each web should be prowhich its length maybe v'aried,'so as to bring 4o tween. the shoulder-blades.

the junction aof the three webs midway be- This location is ways the heaviest, one-third of the back part of a skirt balancing two-thirds of the front part; hence by providing these suspendingpoints, as shown, the skirts are evenly balanced, thus obviating any drag or sagging.

The only change required to adapt ladies skirts to my new supporter is to provide loops orbutton-holes for the attaching-hooks. For drawers, three button-holes or three loops to receive the attaching-hooks should be provided, as also for pantaloons as usually made, in which the three button-holes will. take the place of the six suspender-buttons heretofore required. It is obvious, however, that other well-known devices may be used instead of the hooks; but I consider the device shown the best, especially when thick skirts or more than one are to be supported; and this part of my invention-consists in the hook h, con

structed, as shown, with the enlarged end h,

and formed at k to receive the web, or in one inbefore described, consisting of the rear central web and the two branching front webs, each provided with an end detaching device, all substantially as shown and described.

2. The hook-shaped device h, enlarged at h,

and adapted at h to receive a web or cord, as

set forth.

' B. J. GREELY.

Witnesses:

J. E. 'MAYNADIER, J OHN B. SNOW. 

